Leander Paes Plays Cricket; Takes 3/36 and Scores 42

Mumbai: Indian tennis star Leander Paes took three wickets and scored 42 off 27 balls representing the Sports Journalists’ Association of Mumbai (SJAM) team against The Sports Gurukul in a 20-over game at Ajmera I Land Ground, Wadala.

Paes opened the bowling and bowled four overs upfront giving away 36 runs but more importantly picking up three wickets.

The Sports Gurukul team scored 148 in their 20 overs. Paes, who walked in at No. 3, initially took his time to settle in. The moment he got his eye in he went for his shots. The feature of his batting was his brute force and timing.

He was dismissed in the 14th over for 42. After the fall of his wicket the momentum shifted in favour of the Sports Gurukul team and they clinched a cliffhanger by five runs.

"The ground is beautiful," said Paes who was eager to play the next game as well. He enquired about the same with the SJAM members.